what is the difference between yesterday and the day before - in English they are the same - is it different in French?
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Chris
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31/07/18
They are actually not the same in English.
The day before she arrived I cleaned my room.
Yesterday I cleaned my room.
It's the same in French.
-- Chris.
peter
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31/07/18
I am sorry my good man but yesterday is the day before
Yesterday, before she arrived I cleaned my room
The day before, I cleaned my room
both sentences although expressed diffently say the exact same thing which is getting to the question of hier vs la veille. Is there a difference?

Chris
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31/07/18
Chris
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31/07/18
The "day before" refers to a specific point in time from which to take the previous day.
"Yesterday" is the day before today. Not an event which may be in the past or the future but the present, today.
-- Chris.
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peter
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30 July 2018
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what is the difference between yesterday and the day before - in English they are the same - is it different in French?
This question relates to:
French lesson "When to use "demain"/"hier" vs "le lendemain"/"la veille" vs "le jour suivant"/"le jour précédent""